A practitioner who became a coach. Not the other way around.
Over thirty years in executive leadership across for-purpose, corporate, and community organisations taught me more about leading through change, building culture, and closing strategic gaps than any program could. That experience is what I bring to every engagement.
The Story
Where this work comes from
My career has been built around organisations that exist to make a difference. From the Australian Taxation Office to RSPCA to Vision Australia, every role has required leading through complexity, often with constrained resources and high stakeholder expectations pulling in different directions.
I have been a Regional Manager and Site Manager, a CEO for fifteen years, and most recently a General Manager at Vision Australia. In each role the fundamentals were the same: you have to be clear on strategy, honest about the gaps, and willing to do the harder work of changing culture and behaviour, not just structure and process.
My work now spans two areas. The first is individual leadership — coaching, mentoring, and career development for leaders at all stages. The second is organisational leadership — working with boards and executive teams on the strategy, change, and cultural alignment that determines whether an organisation succeeds or stalls.
In addition to my executive experience, I have completed Advanced Management Program coursework through Harvard Business School Online, focusing on leading change, organisational renewal, and strategic execution. I apply those frameworks directly in my consulting work, alongside the practical experience of having navigated the Global Financial Crisis with RSPCA and the pandemic with Vision Australia.
I also serve as a Non-Executive Director on the board of Adaptive Technology Suppliers Australia (ATSA), which keeps me close to governance realities and the disability sector.
This is not academic consulting. It is practitioner-led, honest, and built around what will actually work in your context.
Career Background
Where I have led
What Drives This Work
Values that shape every engagement
Honest Over Comfortable
The most useful thing an external adviser can offer is an honest perspective. I will tell you what I actually think, not what is easiest to hear.
Practical Over Academic
Frameworks are tools, not destinations. Everything I use has been applied in real leadership contexts, and the test is always what changes in practice.
Psychological Safety
People and organisations only grow when it is safe to be honest about what is not working. Creating that safety is a prerequisite for this work.
Mission Over Metrics Alone
Especially in for-purpose organisations, the reason the organisation exists matters. Strategy and performance have to be anchored to that purpose.
Diagnosis Before Solutions
Most leadership and organisational problems are solved with the wrong interventions because the diagnosis came second. I start with the root cause.
Inclusive Leadership
The best outcomes come from organisations where every person, at every level, feels they have a place and a voice. That is not idealism — it is strategy.
Experience and credentials
Harvard Business School Online
Advanced Management Program — Leading Change and Organisational Renewal (LCOR). Frameworks applied: Congruence Model, Innovation Streams, LEASH Culture Framework, Gap Analysis, Dynamic Capabilities.
Executive Leadership
30+ years in executive leadership including 15 years as CEO and current General Manager role at Vision Australia, one of Australia’s largest disability services organisations.
Board Experience
Non-Executive Director, Adaptive Technology Suppliers Australia (ATSA). Experience in NFP governance, board-executive relationships, and risk oversight.
Sector Breadth
Disability services, animal welfare, recreational aviation, community services, government-adjacent. Understands the specific pressures of mission-driven organisations.
Let’s have a conversation
Whether you are looking for individual coaching or organisational consulting, the first step is a straightforward 30-minute call.